Fish-stringer device.



W. G. GALLENDER.

FISH STRINGER 'DBVIOE.

APPLICATION FILED APRJB, 1909.

936,701. Patented 0ct.12,1909.

IIIQVEI-VTOR a W ATTORNE Y WARD G. CALLENDER, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

FISH-STRINGER DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

Application filed April 16, 1909. Serial No. 490,432.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARD G. CALLENDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish-Stringer Devices,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partthereof.

My invention relates to improvements in caring for and handling fishcaught by the angler; and it consists in the novel arrangements andcombination of parts more fully set forth in the specifications andpointed out in the claim.

. The object of my invention is to construct a device for theconvenient, safe and easy mode of handling and caring for fish caught bythe angler, the device being characterized by simplicity ofconstruction, cheapness and durability.

In detail my invention may be described as follows Referring to thedrawings, Figure 1. represents my fish stringer device complete and themethod of operation.

Fig. 2. represents the handle of my device and is formed in arectangular shape, the angles at the base of the handle are right angles3, at the center of the top of the handle is a small curve 1 for thepurpose of attaching a rope, in the center of the base of the handlethere is a small open space 5 about one-half inch in len th.

Fig. 8. represents the stringer and is made of good stable springmaterial and is formed in a general oval shape 7, an eye 4 isconstructed on each end of the stringer, about two inches at each end 6of the stringer is formed so that when the stringer 1s attached to thehandle that portion of the stringer becomes parallel with the sides 2 ofthe handle.

Fig. 4. represents the eye on each end of the stringer, which areconstructed by forming the ends of the stringer into an oval shape sothat the aperture formed is slightly larger than the diameter of thematerial used in the base of the handle.

Fig. 1. shows my fish stringer device in operation, which may bedescribed as follows: By pressing either end of the stringer to the openspace in the center of the handle, this end of the stringer may bedetached from the handle, and passed through the gill and mouth of thefish, then by pressing this end of the stringer back to the open spacein the base of the handle and releasing the pressure the eye on this endof the stringer will pass over the material in the base of the handle toits original position, and again the stringer and handle become attachedand the fish securely fastened to the stringer.

It is of course apparent that I may do art from the details here shownwithout a coting the nature or spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

In a device-of the class described, in combination, a handle, saidhandle comprising a grasping portion, integral ends at right angles tosaid grasping portion, integral base portions at right angles to saidends, the terminals of the base portions being separated from each otherleaving a space therebetween; a stringer device formed of springmaterial, having eyes formed at its ends, said eyes being adapted to beinserted in the space between the terminals of the base portions of thehandle and detachably engage said base portions. 1

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WARD G. OALLENDER.

Witnesses:

R. V. SAWHILL, J. W. TRUKA.

